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May 5, 2008
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Macclenny City Manager Hospitalized
What began as a nice Saturday afternoon puttering in his yard, turned into a life threatening situation for Macclenny City Manager Gerald Dopson. While working outside at his downtown home, Dopson began suffering chest pains and his family summoned Baker County EMS personnel. More...
New transport service in the works for Baker County
By MELISSA BURNSED

Baker County District 3 Commissioner Gordon Crews has been working to fulfill one of his campaign promises since he took office. The first term commissioner had pledged to pursue adding an ambulance transport service for county residents, as both a revenue producing operation and as a means to elimi... More...

Chop Shop Arrests Tied to Motorcycle Stunt Group

Three Green Cove Springs men are charged with Grand Theft Auto and are in the Clay County Jail held on $50,000 bonds. The three men are Curtis Gill, 27, Ross Jackson, 25, and Dustin Richards, 24.The three are members of a motorcycle stunt group called "Stunt 904" More...

 Community
•LCPD Arrests Bank Robbery Suspect
On May 9thth, at approximately 4:38 pm, a lone suspect entered the Bank of America, located at 2357 NW US Highway 90 in Lake City. The suspect, Richard Knox, 32, took a seat at a customer service officers desk and then approached the teller with a note demanding money. More...
•Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on May 10
•Remembering the fallen
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 Business News
•"Forever" a good value before postage increase
Mailing a letter will be more expensive next week after first-class stamps rise a penny to 42 cents on Monday. But you can save a little money by buying a supply of forever stamps at the current postage rate of 41 cents before then. More...
•'Grand Theft Auto IV' sales top $500 million
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 The Mortgage Report
•Market Update
The Federal Reserve's announcement of a quarter-point decrease in the Federal Funds rate, it's seventh such cut since it began easing credit conditions in September, most likely will be the last in this series of rate cuts. More...
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 Business Briefs
•Business Briefs
Business briefs reports what’s happening to local and area businesses. Items can include mergers, relocations, office and store openings, honor and awards, promotions, personnel changes, or business events. Send information to news@northfloridanewsdaily.com More...
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 Real Estate
•Affordable Bathroom Updates
With the slowdown in the real estate market, more people are looking for ways to add value to their homes and make them stand out from the rest. One area that is of high interest to both buyers and home investors is the bathroom. More...
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 Sports News
•Will Someone Shut Up PETA?
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for PETA as a group, but their latest mess is just ridiculous. That's because PETA wants to look into the treating of the horse Eight Belles, who was sadly euphonized following a tragic collapse that broke both of her legs. More...
•‘Players" is flagship event
•From the Sideline
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 Pros
•TPC: First Round Thoughts
Can Garcia Hang On?
Sergio Garcia is your leader in the clubhouse following the first round of the TPC at Sawgrass. The question is whether or not he will still be leading when eighteen holes are finished on Sunday. It's a little early to question whether a golfer can hang on during the final three rounds, but given Ga... More...
•Suns Rally Late for Tuesday Win
•Could Lito Become a Jaguar?
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 Prep
•Ladycats win regional title
Team moves on to Final Four
Upset was the word repeated over and over by game announcers and sportswriters, as the Baker County Ladycats rallied from a 4 to 1 deficit to beat the Navarre Raiders and win their first ever regional championship Tuesday night. The Baker Ladies victory in the regional bracket of the state 4A tourna... More...
•Ladycats return victorious
•Wildcat star will play collegiate ball
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 Outdoors
•Alligator hunting permits go on sale June 3
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will begin selling approximately 4,500 alligator harvest permits on a first-come, first-served basis at 10 a.m. (EDT) June 3 and will continue through 11:59 p.m. (EDT) June 9. More...
•Photographing Northern Florida
•Okefenokee Eastside outdoor activities, paddling and boating update
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 Events
•Final Plans underway for annual Railroad Days Festival
Members of various area organizations are busy finalizing plans on a variety of events to be held at different locations throughout Callahan as the 3rd annual Railroad Days Festival draws nearer. More...
•Lake Butler Relay for Life
•Places to go, People to See, Things to Do
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 Music
•Marcus Belgrave: In the Louis Armstrong Tradition
From "Hello Dolly" and "What A Wonderful World", to Armstrong's earliest classics like "West End Blues", "Stardust" and "Potato Head Blues", Marcus Belgrave is undoubtedly one of the few performers in the world with the three essential qualities needed to deliver a loving and convincing tribute to "... More...
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 Gamer
•Gamer
What is your favorite movie? Music? Book? What about video game? Is there one specific name that sticks with you when you are in the stores? Do you search and search until you locate that one game that one little detail that makes it worth buying? More...
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 Dining
•Where are you taking Mom for Mother's Day?
With Mother's Day right around the corner, most of you are probably thinking where you want to make reservations so that mom, wife, or grandma has a nice and enjoyable day. More...
•Passionately Inspired Low Country Cuisine
•Why some wines cost more than others?
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 Travel
•Jay's Journeys
A visit to Cross Creek
In the 1930s, a cracker farmhouse in the remote scrub hammock countryside of north central Florida was home to well known author, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. She called it her "small place of enchantment." Today, the site, located southeast of Gainesville, is a national historic landmark. More...
•Road Trips + Kids = Mess
•Dunnellon : Boomtown of the 1890s
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 Society
•Back to the Farm Reunion
The Baker County Fairgrounds were teaming with food, fun, and lots of tractors in Saturday's Back to the Farm Reunion. More...
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 Home & Family
•Mother's Day Meals & Memories
Perhaps you remember the sights, smells and tastes associated with a special relative who taught you how to bake your first cake or knead dough for a loaf of freshly baked bread; now is the time to pass on these memories. More...
•Give Mom the Gift of Time & Leisure
•Simple Solutions for Three Common Landscape Challenges Facing Homeowners
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